Scleria pauciflora var. pauciflora

Illustrated
Synonyms: Scleria pauciflora var. effusa
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 250. Mentioned on page 248.

Plants 20–50 cm, glabrous or hairy, not copiously villous-ciliate, hairs less than 0.5 mm.


Phenology: Fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Dry to mostly wet pinelands, savannas, mesic woods, meadows, bogs, and prairies
Elevation: 0–600 m

Distribution

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Ont., Ala., Ark., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Miss., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., West Indies (Cuba)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"shortened" is not a number.

0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
gray +  and white +
reticulate +, verrucose +, tuberculate +  and smooth +
ovoid;globose +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
papillate-verrucose +
umbonate +
A. A. Reznicek +, John E. Fairey III +  and Alan T. Whittemore +
Muhlenberg ex Willdenow +
persistent +  and deciduous +
trigonous +
constricted +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
obtuse +  and channeled +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
trigonous +
glumaceous +  and foliaceous +
2-ranked +  and arranged +
ascending +  and appressed +
terete +, rolled +  and plicate +
obtuse +  and triangular +
wiry +  and unbranched +
erect +  and ascending +
ciliate +  and glabrous +
awl--shaped +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
hairy +  and glabrous +
trigonous +
slender +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
Ont. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +  and West Indies (Cuba) +
0–600 m +
hypogynous +  and subtending +
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Dry to mostly wet pinelands, savannas, mesic woods, meadows, bogs, and prairies +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
prominent +  and rudimentary +
enlarged +  and slender +
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
cauline +  and basal +
distinct +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
Fruiting summer–fall. +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
nodulose +  and elongate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
adventitious +
pistillate +  and staminate +
basal +  and proximal +
acuminate;ovatelanceolate;lanceolate +
membranous +
villous +  and short-pubescent +
cylindric +
Illustrated +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
septate +, hollow +  and solid +
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
papillate +
2-3-fid +
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variety +
not +  and rhizomatous +
hairy +  and glabrous +